Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.63/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −60.85 against this barn's trailing median of $210.49.

Average price

$149.63

167 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	425	152.59	649	91
Medium and Large 1	513	151.24	776	36
Medium and Large 3	459	141.45	649	40

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.63, low $186.73, median $210.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

149.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,216 hd

147.83

+1.80

This barn, trailing median16 sales

210.49

−60.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,719	94.81	1,630	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	77.08	1,075	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	74.77	819	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	59.72	580	10

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	139.17/cwt	138.00–140.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	671	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	161.01/cwt	159.00–162.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.50/cwt	138.00–144.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	120.33/cwt	118.00–123.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.63/cwt	138.00–145.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	145.60/cwt	145.00–146.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	138.66/cwt	138.00–140.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.61/cwt	170.00–178.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	166.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	858	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.45/cwt	168.00–175.00	720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	135.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	168.39/cwt	166.00–172.00	625	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,119	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	77.27/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,082	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	70.66/cwt	68.00–73.00	781	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	81.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	850	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	59.72/cwt	57.00–62.00	580	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	73.49/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,009	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	76.07/cwt	74.00–79.00	842	29
Bulls	—	—	1,862	96.91/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,804	11
Bulls	—	—	1,326	89.05/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,181	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	550.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	—	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	657	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.70/cwt	152.00–159.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.41/cwt	157.00–164.00	586	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	140.77/cwt	138.00–148.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	146.98/cwt	144.00–152.00	566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.79/cwt	141.00–148.00	683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	155.01/cwt	154.00–157.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,039	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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